Wanting to upgrade to sandybridge.

damadom0 · 3 Nov 2011 at 21:29

Hi peeps.

ive been wanting to upgrade for some time now as ive got a q6600 and 4gb ddr2 ram.

i was thinking of getting a new mobo, cpu and ram for the time being as i have a great case psu gfx cards etc. Whats a good future proof motherbaord with sata3 and usb3 on it as i would assume it will need a sandybridge cpu anyway?

i only use my pc for gaming.

Cheers.

95thrifles · 3 Nov 2011 at 23:03

ASRock Extreme4 Gen3

olivier renault · 3 Nov 2011 at 23:07

Or a P8Z68-V, if you're not bothered by PCIE3 support (the new gen cards). P67 boards also good if not bothered about the Z68 toys (SRT, QuickSync, LucidVirtu, PCIE3).

beejjacobs · 3 Nov 2011 at 23:17

Something like:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £133.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £49.99
Total : £375.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

or:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £179.99
1 x Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £179.98
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £49.99
Total : £421.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Which is perhaps more future proof.

fowler002 · 4 Nov 2011 at 01:07

what are these greate psu and graphics card? hope that great psu isn't a chepo 1kw

Buchanan0204 · 4 Nov 2011 at 04:07

fowler002 said:
what are these greate psu and graphics card? hope that great psu isn't a chepo 1kw

Surely not.